Russian strike hits house in Kyiv region, five people injured (2026-07-22 05:45 UTC)
Kurz: Russian forces struck a residential building in Kyiv region’s Bucha district in the morning of July 22, injuring five people, including three children.
Seven injured, including two children, in Russian attacks on Sumy region (2026-07-22 05:30 UTC)
Kurz: Russian forces carried out 37 attacks on 23 settlements in Ukraine’s Sumy region over the past 24 hours, injuring seven people, including two children.
Massive fires in southern Russia, blackouts in occupied Crimea amid reported Ukrainian strikes (2026-07-22 02:12 UTC)
Kurz: Blackouts were reported throughout occupied Crimea, and massive fires broke out in several southern Russian cities amid Ukrainian strikes on retail logistics facilities overnight on July 22, according to monitoring channels.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one (2026-07-21 21:30 UTC)
Kurz: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.
How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot (2026-07-21 18:43 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s expanding use of drones at all ranges has changed the war’s momentum. This episode examines how Kyiv is reaching deeper into Russian territory, disrupting operations and logistics as well as energy infrastructure. How is Russia adapting (or not)? Can these strikes produ…
How the War with Iran is Shaping Key U.S. Relations Beyond the Middle East (2026-07-21 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. war with Iran has had political, economic, and military implications that spread far beyond the Middle East. We asked five experts to assess how the war with Iran has affected U.S. bilateral relations with key countries that illustrate some of the global ramifications: S…
Kurz: Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, The US Central Comand said it unleashed new strikes against Iran for the 11th consecutive night, targeting military operations centres and logistics infrastructure, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars and drone storage facil…
Blasts in Iran’s Bushehr province, US attacks in Hormozgan damage infrastructure (2026-07-22 05:00 UTC)
Kurz: Blasts in Iran’s Bushehr province, US attacks in Hormozgan damage infrastructure The deputy political and security governor of Bushehr said that three explosions occurred in the Iranian province. Elsewhere in Hormozgan, recent US attacks reportedly damaged some of the province’s …
Mamdani calls Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’, urges US enforce ICC arrest warrant (2026-07-22 04:15 UTC)
Kurz: Mamdani calls Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’, urges US enforce ICC arrest warrant New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war criminal”, urging the US government to enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant …
Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far (2026-07-22 03:56 UTC)
Kurz: US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is also pushing for more funding for the war. It comes as the US military struck Iran for the 11th consecutive night. DW has the latest.
RSF-aligned gov’t accuses Sudan army of ‘chemical weapons attack in North Kordofan’ (2026-07-21 15:48 UTC)
Kurz: The Rapid Support Forces-aligned Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees) has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)… The post RSF-aligned gov’t accuses Sudan army of ‘chemical weapons attack in North Kordofan’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Sudan inflation accelerates as food and transport costs drive fresh price surge (2026-07-21 10:50 UTC)
Kurz: Report by Suleiman Siri for Radio Dabanga Inflationary pressures are gathering pace again as war,… The post Sudan inflation accelerates as food and transport costs drive fresh price surge appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
People in El Obeid, Sudan have limited services as drone attacks intensify (2026-07-20 12:34 UTC)
Kurz: Half a million people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan state, Sudan are facing limited basic services as drone strikes from the Rapid Support Forces intensify. Liesbeth Aelbrecht details the impact on people.
Video of US flag desecration by Somali army trio sparks uproar amid stepped-up support (2026-07-13 11:07 UTC)
Kurz: Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is underway, the Somali defense ministry said.
Multinational Crews Fly on U.S. Navy Poseidon’s for RIMPAC (2026-07-21 18:38 UTC)
Kurz: Multinational crews are flying on U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft for first time during Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise. U.S. Navy P-8As from the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 8 and the “Golden Eagles” of VP-9 are operating alongsi…
Australia raises China’s missile test in meeting with top diplomat Wang Yi (2026-07-22 06:00 UTC)
Kurz: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Australia to give up “double standards” and join efforts to maintain the momentum of improving bilateral ties, as Canberra voiced concerns over Beijing’s military development and a recent missile test. In a meeting with Australian Foreign Mi…
Taiwan President Pushes $6.6B Attack Drone Plan (2026-07-21 15:34 UTC)
Kurz: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te reviewed domestic drone industrial efforts last week ahead of his administration’s push for a $6.6 billion attack drone plan to enhance the island’s defense against Chinese aggression. On Friday, Lai and members of the Taiwan Cabinet visited the Nati…
Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base (2026-07-21 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: There’s a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled. Alex Grant of Magrathea Metals and Wes Spurlock of Principal Mineral join Jonathan to discuss the processing technology, labor force, and how government can catalyze…
Kurz: Two earthquakes that hit north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and displaced approximately 18,000, according to government figures. The disaster has overwhelmed Venezuela’s emergency services and slowed political developments that h…
War update: 219 clashes on front line, three sectors see fiercest fighting (2026-07-22 06:02 UTC)
Kurz: Russian forces launched 219 attacks against Ukrainian positions over the past day, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk sectors.
At least 144 migrants reported dead or missing off Mauritania (2026-07-22 05:07 UTC)
Kurz: The United Nations said Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after “tragic maritime incidents” off the coast of Mauritania last week.
New defence secretary hits out at Russia after live-fire exercise 40 miles off UK coast (2026-07-21 05:10 UTC)
Kurz: New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it “performative and irresponsible”.